Census Profile, 2016 Census
Greater Vancouver A, Regional district electoral area [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Montréal, Territoire équivalent [Census division], Quebec

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Characteristic Greater Vancouver A, RDA
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Montréal,
Quebec
[Census division]
Data quality , Greater Vancouver A, Regional district electoral area [Census subdivision], British Columbia  Map : Greater Vancouver A, Regional district electoral area [Census subdivision], British Columbia
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 16,133 ... ... 1,942,044 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 12,988 r ... ... 1,886,481 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 24.2 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 8,542 ... ... 939,112 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 6,103 ... ... 870,373 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 19.8 ... ... 3,889.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 816.28 ... ... 499.26 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 16,135 7,720 8,410 1,942,045 944,490 997,560
0 to 14 years 2,370 1,205 1,165 304,470 155,320 149,155
0 to 4 years 795 415 375 109,740 56,060 53,680
5 to 9 years 800 405 395 104,385 53,250 51,130
10 to 14 years 780 385 395 90,350 46,010 44,340
15 to 64 years 12,200 5,805 6,400 1,313,915 653,520 660,395
15 to 19 years 1,935 965 970 97,835 49,365 48,465
20 to 24 years 2,750 1,370 1,385 139,720 69,190 70,530
25 to 29 years 1,305 645 665 153,505 75,655 77,850
30 to 34 years 1,000 515 485 152,195 74,675 77,520
35 to 39 years 870 380 490 147,480 73,440 74,040
40 to 44 years 980 415 570 128,970 65,105 63,860
45 to 49 years 1,220 500 720 125,505 63,790 61,715
50 to 54 years 1,075 515 565 131,865 67,065 64,800
55 to 59 years 585 265 315 127,010 62,680 64,330
60 to 64 years 485 245 240 109,825 52,545 57,285
65 years and over 1,560 720 850 323,660 135,650 188,010
65 to 69 years 465 225 245 95,180 44,325 50,855
70 to 74 years 300 145 155 72,390 31,985 40,410
75 to 79 years 265 125 140 57,290 24,010 33,275
80 to 84 years 240 110 130 46,700 18,670 28,030
85 years and over 295 110 180 52,100 16,660 35,445
85 to 89 years 150 65 85 32,310 11,365 20,945
90 to 94 years 115 40 70 15,195 4,360 10,835
95 to 99 years 30 10 25 3,950 830 3,120
100 years and over 10 0 5 650 100 540
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.7 15.6 13.9 15.7 16.4 15.0
15 to 64 years 75.6 75.2 76.1 67.7 69.2 66.2
65 years and over 9.7 9.3 10.1 16.7 14.4 18.8
85 years and over 1.8 1.4 2.1 2.7 1.8 3.6
Average age of the population 34.3 33.4 35.2 40.6 39.4 41.8
Median age of the population 28.7 27.2 30.2 39.1 38.2 40.1
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 6,100 ... ... 870,375 ... ...
Single-detached house 425 ... ... 99,485 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 2,230 ... ... 126,600 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 3,430 ... ... 643,860 ... ...
Semi-detached house 65 ... ... 32,185 ... ...
Row house 630 ... ... 33,500 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 55 ... ... 108,890 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 2,685 ... ... 465,920 ... ...
Other single-attached house 0 ... ... 3,370 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 15 ... ... 425 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 6,100 ... ... 870,370 ... ...
1 person 1,790 ... ... 342,510 ... ...
2 persons 1,945 ... ... 259,295 ... ...
3 persons 1,250 ... ... 118,645 ... ...
4 persons 850 ... ... 97,490 ... ...
5 or more persons 270 ... ... 52,435 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 14,265 ... ... 1,895,000 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.2 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 13,760 6,515 7,245 1,637,575 789,170 848,405
Married or living common law 6,780 3,235 3,545 799,705 402,505 397,195
Married 6,235 2,960 3,275 579,130 290,175 288,960
Living common law 540 275 270 220,575 112,335 108,240
Not married and not living common law 6,980 3,280 3,705 837,870 386,665 451,205
Never married 5,975 3,005 2,970 585,780 308,260 277,520
Separated 235 70 165 33,630 14,010 19,620
Divorced 440 145 300 127,000 46,890 80,110
Widowed 335 65 265 91,460 17,505 73,960
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 3,730 ... ... 485,285 ... ...
2 persons 1,610 ... ... 241,425 ... ...
3 persons 1,140 ... ... 109,090 ... ...
4 persons 815 ... ... 93,220 ... ...
5 or more persons 175 ... ... 41,555 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 3,735 ... ... 485,285 ... ...
Total couple families 2,970 ... ... 385,585 ... ...
Married couples 2,700 ... ... 275,400 ... ...
Common-law couples 270 ... ... 110,185 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 760 ... ... 99,700 ... ...
Female parent 660 ... ... 81,190 ... ...
Male parent 95 ... ... 18,505 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 2,975 ... ... 385,585 ... ...
Couples without children 1,130 ... ... 178,105 ... ...
Couples with children 1,840 ... ... 207,475 ... ...
1 child 885 ... ... 82,305 ... ...
2 children 785 ... ... 85,985 ... ...
3 or more children 165 ... ... 39,185 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 760 ... ... 99,700 ... ...
1 child 475 ... ... 63,310 ... ...
2 children 250 ... ... 26,780 ... ...
3 or more children 35 ... ... 9,610 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 3,475 1,585 1,895 488,715 238,040 250,675
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 6,105 ... ... 870,375 ... ...
One-census-family households 3,600 ... ... 469,260 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 1,070 ... ... 172,615 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 2,525 ... ... 296,640 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 70 ... ... 7,855 ... ...
Non-census-family households 2,440 ... ... 393,260 ... ...
One-person households 1,795 ... ... 342,505 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 650 ... ... 50,750 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 15,995 7,660 8,330 1,914,760 933,260 981,495
English only 13,480 6,515 6,965 220,425 109,555 110,870
French only 15 5 5 517,445 230,460 286,990
English and French 1,510 695 820 1,131,680 575,450 556,225
Neither English nor French 990 440 545 45,210 17,800 27,405
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 15,995 7,665 8,330 1,914,755 933,260 981,500
English 14,615 7,030 7,590 543,485 270,085 273,400
French 170 90 80 1,164,335 562,200 602,135
English and French 225 110 115 163,025 83,800 79,230
Neither English nor French 980 445 540 43,910 17,175 26,735
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 285 140 140 625,000 311,985 313,015
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.8 1.8 1.7 32.6 33.4 31.9
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 15,995 7,660 8,330 1,914,760 933,265 981,495
Single responses 15,485 7,420 8,065 1,823,085 887,650 935,430
Official languages 5,905 3,000 2,910 1,195,590 584,190 611,405
English 5,735 2,915 2,815 307,080 153,045 154,040
French 170 80 90 888,515 431,145 457,365
Non-official languages 9,575 4,420 5,155 627,490 303,465 324,025
Aboriginal languages 5 5 0 580 205 380
Algonquian languages 5 5 0 310 120 190
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 5 5 275 100 175
Atikamekw 0 0 0 25 5 20
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 40 10 30
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 15 10 10
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 50 25 30
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 130 50 85
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 15 5 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 20 15 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 15 10 5
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 5 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 5 0 0 210 60 150
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 170 45 130
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 20
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 30 15 15
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 30 15 10
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 5 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 9,570 4,415 5,150 626,905 303,255 323,655
Afro-Asiatic languages 325 175 155 122,040 64,460 57,575
Berber languages 5 0 5 13,915 7,405 6,515
Kabyle 0 0 0 8,560 4,560 3,995
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 5,360 2,840 2,515
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 695 330 360
Bilen 0 0 0 15 5 10
Oromo 0 0 0 5 5 0
Somali 0 0 0 660 310 355
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 5
Semitic languages 320 170 150 107,255 56,630 50,625
Amharic 0 0 5 585 275 310
Arabic 265 140 130 102,805 54,340 48,465
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 55 25 25
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 5 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 3,435 1,800 1,635
Maltese 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tigrigna 0 0 0 305 145 160
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 175 100 75
Austro-Asiatic languages 25 10 20 24,425 11,465 12,960
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 4,980 2,315 2,660
Vietnamese 25 10 20 19,435 9,145 10,290
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 5
Austronesian languages 125 40 85 17,455 6,340 11,115
Bikol 0 0 0 100 35 65
Cebuano 0 0 0 650 230 425
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 370 120 255
Ilocano 0 0 5 1,910 695 1,210
Malagasy 0 0 0 445 200 250
Malay 65 25 40 455 185 270
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 180 80 95
Pangasinan 0 0 0 80 35 45
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 50 20 35 12,980 4,650 8,330
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 40 5 35
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 100 140
Creole languages 5 0 5 36,850 16,270 20,580
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 1,320 630 685
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35,015 15,370 19,650
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 510 265 245
Dravidian languages 55 30 25 11,900 5,990 5,915
Kannada 10 0 5 200 105 95
Malayalam 15 10 10 335 185 150
Tamil 15 5 10 10,860 5,395 5,470
Telugu 15 10 5 495 300 190
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Indo-European languages 1,955 995 955 328,955 158,575 170,380
Albanian 5 0 5 1,735 880 855
Armenian 5 5 5 7,455 3,530 3,925
Balto-Slavic languages 290 140 150 41,965 18,705 23,260
Baltic languages 5 0 5 570 200 365
Latvian 0 0 0 200 75 125
Lithuanian 5 0 0 370 125 240
Slavic languages 280 140 145 41,395 18,505 22,895
Belarusan 0 0 0 50 30 20
Bosnian 5 0 5 290 140 150
Bulgarian 10 0 10 4,300 2,060 2,245
Croatian 5 5 5 1,195 590 605
Czech 15 5 10 830 380 445
Macedonian 5 5 0 100 50 55
Polish 55 30 20 8,875 3,815 5,060
Russian 155 75 75 18,990 8,425 10,565
Serbian 10 0 10 1,490 725 765
Serbo-Croatian 0 5 0 480 215 265
Slovak 5 0 5 640 265 380
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 5 405 185 225
Ukrainian 20 5 10 3,680 1,590 2,085
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 80 40 40
Celtic languages 5 0 0 60 35 25
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 15 10 0
Welsh 0 0 0 15 5 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 15 10
Germanic languages 270 145 125 15,160 7,225 7,935
Afrikaans 10 5 10 70 35 35
Danish 10 5 5 205 90 115
Dutch 55 25 25 1,175 590 585
Frisian 0 0 0 5 0 0
German 175 100 75 6,075 2,695 3,380
Icelandic 5 0 5 55 25 25
Norwegian 0 0 0 115 60 50
Swedish 5 5 5 335 150 185
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 0 140 50 95
Yiddish 5 0 5 6,925 3,495 3,430
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 40 30
Greek 25 15 15 20,075 9,905 10,180
Indo-Iranian languages 790 395 395 52,615 27,185 25,430
Indo-Aryan languages 335 175 165 34,700 18,190 16,515
Bengali 50 25 25 9,620 4,915 4,710
Gujarati 5 0 0 5,120 2,515 2,600
Hindi 130 60 65 2,320 1,265 1,060
Kashmiri 0 0 5 15 15 0
Konkani 5 0 0 85 50 35
Marathi 5 0 0 195 120 80
Nepali 10 5 5 160 85 80
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 25 20 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 70 35 40 8,930 4,950 3,980
Sindhi 0 0 0 260 125 135
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 20 10 10 445 210 235
Urdu 50 35 20 7,520 3,925 3,595
Iranian languages 445 220 225 17,675 8,860 8,815
Kurdish 5 0 0 580 305 275
Pashto 5 5 0 905 480 425
Persian (Farsi) 440 220 225 16,185 8,070 8,110
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 235 135 100
Italic (Romance) languages 575 290 280 189,890 91,115 98,770
Catalan 5 0 0 215 105 110
Italian 40 25 20 74,490 35,605 38,880
Portuguese 145 75 70 18,525 8,890 9,640
Romanian 25 15 10 18,370 8,715 9,650
Spanish 360 185 175 78,220 37,760 40,460
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 40 35
Japanese 190 70 125 1,705 545 1,165
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 140 70 75
Georgian 0 0 0 140 65 75
Korean 1,040 470 575 4,155 1,865 2,290
Mongolic languages 30 10 15 155 65 90
Mongolian 30 10 15 155 65 90
Niger-Congo languages 15 10 10 13,995 7,115 6,880
Akan (Twi) 5 0 5 790 390 400
Bamanankan 0 0 0 695 395 305
Edo 0 0 0 60 35 20
Ewe 5 0 0 330 180 145
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 1,185 615 570
Ga 0 0 0 55 25 30
Ganda 0 0 0 10 5 5
Igbo 0 0 0 80 45 35
Lingala 0 0 0 1,520 695 825
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 1,185 570 620
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 1,025 460 565
Shona 5 0 5 55 30 25
Swahili 0 0 5 895 425 470
Wolof 0 0 0 1,720 935 785
Yoruba 0 0 0 165 95 65
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 4,220 2,195 2,025
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 120 70 50
Dinka 0 0 0 0 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 120 70 50
Sign languages 0 0 0 415 220 195
American Sign Language 0 0 0 35 20 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 185 90 95
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 195 110 85
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,595 2,490 3,105 52,755 24,555 28,200
Chinese languages 5,590 2,490 3,100 52,615 24,480 28,130
Cantonese 705 320 385 15,850 7,470 8,385
Hakka 15 10 5 300 130 165
Mandarin 4,455 1,970 2,485 30,720 14,205 16,515
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 10 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 50 20 30 2,400 1,100 1,300
Wu (Shanghainese) 65 35 35 750 325 425
Chinese, n.o.s. 290 130 160 2,505 1,200 1,305
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 60 30 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 5 140 75 70
Burmese 0 0 0 45 15 30
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 35 25
Tai-Kadai languages 55 30 20 1,845 830 1,020
Lao 0 0 0 1,495 740 755
Thai 55 30 25 350 90 260
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 5 5
Turkic languages 70 40 30 5,555 2,835 2,720
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 205 115 90
Turkish 70 40 25 4,935 2,520 2,410
Uyghur 0 0 0 140 75 75
Uzbek 0 0 0 120 60 60
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 65 85
Uralic languages 75 40 35 4,020 1,775 2,245
Estonian 5 5 5 150 60 90
Finnish 45 20 20 220 70 150
Hungarian 20 10 10 3,650 1,650 2,005
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 395 210 180
Multiple responses 510 245 265 91,675 45,610 46,070
English and French 70 25 45 25,185 12,820 12,370
English and non-official language 410 200 210 18,760 9,105 9,655
French and non-official language 20 10 10 37,330 18,385 18,945
English, French and non-official language 10 5 5 10,410 5,305 5,100
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 15,995 7,660 8,335 1,914,760 933,260 981,495
Single responses 14,905 7,170 7,735 1,740,120 848,190 891,920
Official languages 8,635 4,330 4,310 1,390,200 681,120 709,085
English 8,545 4,280 4,270 437,070 216,650 220,420
French 90 50 40 953,130 464,465 488,665
Non-official languages 6,270 2,845 3,425 349,915 167,075 182,835
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 230 100 130
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 135 60 75
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 130 60 70
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 5 5
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 15 5 15
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 5 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 30 15 15
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 65 30 35
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 70 25 45
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 60 20 40
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 10 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 6,270 2,845 3,425 349,685 166,975 182,705
Afro-Asiatic languages 190 100 90 58,305 29,780 28,525
Berber languages 0 0 0 5,315 2,790 2,525
Kabyle 0 0 0 3,640 1,920 1,720
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,675 875 800
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 335 145 195
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 5
Oromo 0 0 0 5 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 325 135 185
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Semitic languages 190 100 90 52,600 26,815 25,780
Amharic 0 0 0 290 130 155
Arabic 160 85 75 50,575 25,800 24,770
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 35 15 20
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hebrew 30 15 15 1,500 775 730
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 180 85 95
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 25 35
Austro-Asiatic languages 15 5 5 17,930 8,340 9,585
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 3,120 1,425 1,695
Vietnamese 10 10 5 14,805 6,915 7,890
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 35 15 20 8,615 3,420 5,190
Bikol 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cebuano 0 0 0 210 90 115
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 115 50 65
Ilocano 0 0 0 695 285 410
Malagasy 0 0 0 135 70 65
Malay 20 10 10 130 70 65
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 55 30 25
Pangasinan 0 0 0 15 5 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10 5 10 7,195 2,795 4,400
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 10 5 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 30
Creole languages 0 0 0 14,360 6,180 8,180
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 570 260 305
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 13,580 5,825 7,755
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 210 95 115
Dravidian languages 15 10 5 9,265 4,605 4,665
Kannada 10 5 5 120 70 55
Malayalam 0 0 5 155 75 80
Tamil 0 0 0 8,700 4,290 4,415
Telugu 5 5 5 280 165 115
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Indo-European languages 970 495 480 185,570 88,155 97,420
Albanian 0 0 0 990 485 505
Armenian 0 0 0 5,185 2,375 2,810
Balto-Slavic languages 125 65 60 25,165 11,655 13,510
Baltic languages 0 0 0 135 55 85
Latvian 0 0 0 55 30 30
Lithuanian 0 5 0 80 30 55
Slavic languages 125 65 60 25,025 11,605 13,430
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Bosnian 0 0 0 165 75 90
Bulgarian 10 5 5 3,115 1,500 1,610
Croatian 0 0 0 520 240 280
Czech 10 5 5 245 115 135
Macedonian 5 0 5 60 30 30
Polish 20 10 10 3,985 1,770 2,210
Russian 80 40 40 13,830 6,450 7,385
Serbian 5 5 5 870 430 445
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 200 90 110
Slovak 0 0 0 135 65 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 130 55 80
Ukrainian 5 5 0 1,725 765 955
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Celtic languages 0 0 0 10 10 5
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 5 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Germanic languages 85 45 40 6,165 3,130 3,035
Afrikaans 0 0 0 10 5 5
Danish 0 5 5 25 15 10
Dutch 20 10 10 190 90 95
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 50 25 25 1,075 485 595
Icelandic 0 5 5 30 15 20
Norwegian 0 0 0 10 10 5
Swedish 0 0 0 75 35 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 4,730 2,475 2,250
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Greek 5 5 0 10,425 4,915 5,515
Indo-Iranian languages 425 210 215 37,260 18,705 18,555
Indo-Aryan languages 135 65 70 24,025 12,260 11,765
Bengali 30 10 15 7,295 3,620 3,670
Gujarati 0 0 0 3,290 1,600 1,685
Hindi 35 10 25 1,160 600 560
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 30 15 15
Marathi 5 0 0 65 35 30
Nepali 5 0 5 105 50 55
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 15 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 30 15 10 6,380 3,460 2,925
Sindhi 0 0 0 95 45 50
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 5 5 250 120 125
Urdu 20 10 10 5,350 2,715 2,635
Iranian languages 290 150 150 13,120 6,385 6,740
Kurdish 0 0 0 300 150 145
Pashto 0 0 0 675 335 335
Persian (Farsi) 295 145 150 12,150 5,900 6,255
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 115 60 50
Italic (Romance) languages 325 170 160 100,365 46,870 53,495
Catalan 0 0 0 85 40 45
Italian 5 0 5 27,910 12,205 15,705
Portuguese 95 45 50 9,655 4,555 5,100
Romanian 10 5 5 12,610 6,115 6,500
Spanish 215 115 100 50,085 23,950 26,140
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Japanese 115 50 70 735 310 430
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 65 35 30
Georgian 0 0 0 60 30 35
Korean 720 315 405 2,950 1,355 1,595
Mongolic languages 20 5 10 125 60 65
Mongolian 20 5 10 120 60 65
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 3,535 1,725 1,805
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 370 180 190
Bamanankan 0 0 0 180 100 80
Edo 0 0 0 10 0 5
Ewe 0 0 0 75 30 45
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 355 175 180
Ga 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 10 0 5
Lingala 0 0 0 375 155 220
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 360 170 195
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 270 115 155
Shona 0 0 0 20 10 10
Swahili 0 0 0 275 145 130
Wolof 0 0 0 535 300 240
Yoruba 0 0 0 40 15 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 645 325 320
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 35 20 15
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 25 15
Sign languages 0 0 5 585 345 245
American Sign Language 0 0 0 45 20 25
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 245 130 125
Sign languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 290 195 95
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,115 1,810 2,305 41,620 19,770 21,845
Chinese languages 4,120 1,810 2,305 41,560 19,745 21,820
Cantonese 410 180 230 11,620 5,465 6,160
Hakka 0 0 0 105 50 55
Mandarin 3,510 1,535 1,970 26,080 12,475 13,605
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 5 5 1,410 645 770
Wu (Shanghainese) 35 20 15 580 265 315
Chinese, n.o.s. 140 65 75 1,730 830 905
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 30 15 15
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 60 30 30
Burmese 0 0 0 20 10 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 15 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Tai-Kadai languages 25 15 10 930 455 475
Lao 0 0 0 810 405 405
Thai 25 15 10 120 50 75
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 20 5 15 3,620 1,800 1,820
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 65 35 35
Turkish 25 5 15 3,315 1,645 1,665
Uyghur 0 0 0 100 55 45
Uzbek 0 0 0 90 45 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 20 30
Uralic languages 25 15 10 1,335 565 775
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 15 10 5 35 15 20
Hungarian 5 0 0 1,280 535 735
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 95 55 35
Multiple responses 1,090 490 595 174,640 85,065 89,575
English and French 30 15 15 34,135 17,340 16,800
English and non-official language 1,030 455 570 38,285 18,350 19,930
French and non-official language 5 5 0 77,415 36,940 40,475
English, French and non-official language 25 15 10 24,805 12,435 12,365
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 15,995 7,665 8,330 1,914,760 933,260 981,495
None 10,790 5,205 5,590 1,358,395 658,445 699,950
English 2,805 1,320 1,490 164,875 83,085 81,790
French 140 65 70 156,830 77,375 79,450
Non-official language 2,180 1,035 1,150 183,265 88,830 94,430
Aboriginal 15 0 10 280 100 180
Non-Aboriginal 2,170 1,030 1,135 182,980 88,730 94,250
English and French 10 5 5 21,910 11,010 10,900
English and non-official language 45 20 20 13,995 6,950 7,045
French and non-official language 20 15 10 14,580 7,085 7,495
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 905 470 435
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 11,970 5,555 6,410 1,591,005 770,805 820,205
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 11,045 5,140 5,905 1,527,425 741,020 786,410
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 20,928 26,258 17,459 29,198 31,716 27,061
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 11,065 5,155 5,910 1,527,625 741,070 786,560
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 19,692 24,613 16,712 26,873 28,718 25,306
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 9,610 4,520 5,095 1,319,250 651,485 667,770
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 24,596 31,472 19,416 27,843 31,722 24,323
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 8,210 3,485 4,720 1,220,350 562,060 658,295
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 466 460 606 4,964 2,979 7,393
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 6,650 3,350 3,300 1,076,775 552,940 523,830
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 18,547 24,224 14,528 29,102 31,811 26,411
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 11,990 5,600 6,390 1,590,985 770,725 820,255
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 10,980 5,100 5,875 1,526,955 740,630 786,320
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 48,522 60,092 38,477 43,670 50,317 37,410
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 10,995 5,110 5,885 1,527,150 740,680 786,470
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,981 46,475 30,605 35,155 39,256 31,292
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 9,535 4,515 5,020 1,318,335 651,120 667,220
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 52,853 65,656 41,343 43,430 51,690 35,370
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 8,295 3,475 4,815 1,220,065 561,415 658,650
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,472 2,945 3,854 7,727 6,430 8,832
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 6,615 3,380 3,240 1,076,765 553,085 523,680
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,510 59,424 30,999 42,754 49,167 35,982
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 11,990 5,600 6,395 1,590,980 770,730 820,255
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 1,985 1,215 770 451,850 249,200 202,655
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 66,241 77,384 52,120 47,182 50,049 44,352
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 85,816 98,618 65,678 62,105 69,189 53,395
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 94.5 96.5 91.9 85.8 90.2 80.3
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 58.4 64.2 50.9 69.1 73.0 64.1
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 5.5 3.6 8.1 14.2 9.8 19.7
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 11,970 5,555 6,410 1,591,005 770,800 820,205
Without total income 925 420 510 63,580 29,780 33,800
With total income 11,045 5,140 5,905 1,527,425 741,020 786,405
Percentage with total income 92.3 92.5 92.1 96.0 96.1 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 3,905 1,650 2,255 239,230 118,900 120,330
$10,000 to $19,999 1,510 620 890 304,770 130,870 173,895
$20,000 to $29,999 1,025 445 585 235,475 104,545 130,935
$30,000 to $39,999 820 375 440 186,815 89,430 97,390
$40,000 to $49,999 705 355 345 152,610 72,485 80,125
$50,000 to $59,999 535 250 285 107,705 52,510 55,195
$60,000 to $69,999 440 195 240 75,560 38,430 37,130
$70,000 to $79,999 360 175 175 57,765 30,275 27,490
$80,000 to $89,999 265 130 145 40,455 22,220 18,230
$90,000 to $99,999 255 150 105 27,515 16,235 11,280
$100,000 and over 1,220 785 435 99,530 65,125 34,410
$100,000 to $149,999 670 405 265 59,525 37,210 22,315
$150,000 and over 555 375 175 40,005 27,915 12,090
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 11,970 5,555 6,410 1,591,010 770,800 820,205
Without after-tax income 905 400 500 63,375 29,730 33,650
With after-tax income 11,065 5,155 5,905 1,527,630 741,070 786,560
Percentage with after-tax income 92.4 92.8 92.1 96.0 96.1 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 4,020 1,705 2,310 244,915 120,610 124,305
$10,000 to $19,999 1,540 635 910 317,790 137,530 180,260
$20,000 to $29,999 1,140 510 630 280,350 127,895 152,455
$30,000 to $39,999 955 450 505 233,885 112,565 121,315
$40,000 to $49,999 760 375 385 161,415 77,850 83,565
$50,000 to $59,999 590 275 310 100,755 51,380 49,375
$60,000 to $69,999 430 205 220 64,225 34,415 29,810
$70,000 to $79,999 355 190 165 37,685 21,995 15,695
$80,000 and over 1,285 815 470 86,605 56,830 29,775
$80,000 to $89,999 275 150 125 23,470 14,370 9,100
$90,000 to $99,999 220 140 80 15,190 9,590 5,605
$100,000 and over 790 525 265 47,945 32,870 15,070
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 11,970 5,555 6,410 1,591,005 770,800 820,205
Without employment income 5,320 2,210 3,110 514,235 217,860 296,375
With employment income 6,650 3,350 3,300 1,076,770 552,940 523,830
Percentage with employment income 55.6 60.3 51.5 67.7 71.7 63.9
Under $5,000 (including loss) 1,665 730 935 149,120 72,790 76,330
$5,000 to $9,999 795 365 430 93,250 43,420 49,830
$10,000 to $19,999 955 460 495 167,710 80,255 87,455
$20,000 to $29,999 545 255 290 139,770 68,060 71,710
$30,000 to $39,999 395 190 195 124,895 62,855 62,045
$40,000 to $49,999 405 200 205 100,740 50,140 50,605
$50,000 to $59,999 295 155 140 74,565 38,930 35,640
$60,000 to $69,999 230 130 95 55,000 29,590 25,405
$70,000 to $79,999 225 110 115 45,820 24,710 21,105
$80,000 and over 1,140 745 390 125,895 82,190 43,705
$80,000 to $89,999 170 85 90 30,005 17,920 12,080
$90,000 to $99,999 165 90 80 20,740 13,030 7,710
$100,000 and over 800 575 225 75,150 51,240 23,915
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 6,105 ... ... 870,370 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 46,322 ... ... 52,519 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 42,091 ... ... 46,559 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 1,790 ... ... 342,510 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 20,693 ... ... 30,642 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 20,139 ... ... 27,860 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 4,310 ... ... 527,865 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 59,120 ... ... 71,245 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 53,734 ... ... 62,917 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 6,095 ... ... 870,370 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 87,387 ... ... 76,614 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,506 ... ... 61,682 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 1,800 ... ... 342,495 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 49,237 ... ... 41,473 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,430 ... ... 33,940 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 4,295 ... ... 527,885 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 103,358 ... ... 99,413 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 80,678 ... ... 79,682 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 6,105 ... ... 870,375 ... ...
Under $5,000 980 ... ... 24,465 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 365 ... ... 21,890 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 305 ... ... 38,235 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 280 ... ... 53,475 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 245 ... ... 50,070 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 240 ... ... 44,750 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 225 ... ... 45,720 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 215 ... ... 47,060 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 165 ... ... 46,110 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 185 ... ... 42,660 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 325 ... ... 77,510 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 310 ... ... 63,470 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 240 ... ... 52,580 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 240 ... ... 43,035 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 210 ... ... 35,265 ... ...
$100,000 and over 1,575 ... ... 184,085 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 410 ... ... 62,300 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 295 ... ... 39,105 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 345 ... ... 40,015 ... ...
$200,000 and over 530 ... ... 42,665 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 6,105 ... ... 870,370 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,005 ... ... 25,565 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 375 ... ... 22,120 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 300 ... ... 38,565 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 295 ... ... 56,115 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 255 ... ... 56,305 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 290 ... ... 52,835 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 250 ... ... 57,450 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 215 ... ... 57,290 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 185 ... ... 53,145 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 225 ... ... 49,970 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 380 ... ... 85,660 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 300 ... ... 67,270 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 295 ... ... 52,000 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 265 ... ... 41,020 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 230 ... ... 31,890 ... ...
$100,000 and over 1,250 ... ... 123,165 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 405 ... ... 52,170 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 265 ... ... 27,430 ... ...
$150,000 and over 580 ... ... 43,565 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 3,825 ... ... 489,520 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 67,015 ... ... 72,845 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 60,217 ... ... 64,039 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.9 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 1,060 ... ... 169,175 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 91,904 ... ... 71,408 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 80,192 ... ... 61,304 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 1,845 ... ... 208,095 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 78,912 ... ... 91,649 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 71,117 ... ... 79,750 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.7 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 735 ... ... 95,475 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 27,072 ... ... 49,168 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 24,896 ... ... 45,426 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 3,795 ... ... 489,420 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 112,762 ... ... 102,221 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 87,463 ... ... 81,540 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 1,010 ... ... 168,840 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 167,600 ... ... 101,556 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 127,939 ... ... 79,271 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 1,840 ... ... 208,250 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 116,203 ... ... 124,472 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 89,879 ... ... 98,758 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 765 ... ... 95,425 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 51,234 ... ... 60,918 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 42,021 ... ... 52,129 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 3,070 1,400 1,675 443,405 218,395 225,010
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 10,560 10,032 10,965 27,024 26,960 27,071
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 10,304 9,984 10,667 25,186 24,951 25,373
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 3,125 1,375 1,755 442,760 217,830 224,930
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,457 28,601 37,266 37,613 38,298 36,950
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 27,364 24,297 29,768 31,122 31,265 30,983
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 14,265 6,720 7,545 1,894,995 925,870 969,130
In the bottom half of the distribution 8,935 4,130 4,810 1,202,765 579,085 623,680
In the bottom decile 4,990 2,245 2,745 287,610 143,600 144,005
In the second decile 1,265 580 685 252,935 116,590 136,340
In the third decile 1,050 515 535 255,250 122,140 133,110
In the fourth decile 835 410 425 221,160 106,575 114,585
In the fifth decile 805 390 410 185,815 90,175 95,640
In the top half of the distribution 5,330 2,585 2,735 692,230 346,780 345,450
In the sixth decile 810 390 420 160,105 78,680 81,425
In the seventh decile 845 395 450 143,930 71,540 72,390
In the eighth decile 830 405 420 132,120 66,215 65,905
In the ninth decile 1,015 480 535 119,890 60,885 59,005
In the top decile 1,830 920 910 136,185 69,465 66,725
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 14,265 6,720 7,545 1,894,995 925,865 969,135
0 to 17 years 2,885 1,470 1,420 358,105 182,640 175,460
0 to 5 years 935 490 445 130,840 66,865 63,970
18 to 64 years 9,975 4,605 5,370 1,247,980 617,995 629,985
65 years and over 1,405 650 755 288,910 125,230 163,680
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 5,645 2,530 3,115 403,880 193,540 210,345
0 to 17 years 1,150 565 590 81,100 41,415 39,685
0 to 5 years 335 165 170 29,655 15,075 14,580
18 to 64 years 4,355 1,905 2,445 262,435 129,925 132,505
65 years and over 145 60 80 60,350 22,195 38,150
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 39.6 37.6 41.3 21.3 20.9 21.7
0 to 17 years (%) 39.9 38.4 41.5 22.6 22.7 22.6
0 to 5 years (%) 35.8 33.7 38.2 22.7 22.5 22.8
18 to 64 years (%) 43.7 41.4 45.5 21.0 21.0 21.0
65 years and over (%) 10.3 9.2 10.6 20.9 17.7 23.3
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 5,200 2,345 2,860 339,685 166,970 172,710
0 to 17 years 1,005 485 520 61,200 31,295 29,910
0 to 5 years 280 140 140 22,345 11,355 10,985
18 to 64 years 4,090 1,815 2,280 236,690 120,520 116,175
65 years and over 105 45 60 41,790 15,160 26,630
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 36.5 34.9 37.9 17.9 18.0 17.8
0 to 17 years (%) 34.8 33.0 36.6 17.1 17.1 17.0
0 to 5 years (%) 29.9 28.6 31.5 17.1 17.0 17.2
18 to 64 years (%) 41.0 39.4 42.5 19.0 19.5 18.4
65 years and over (%) 7.5 6.9 7.9 14.5 12.1 16.3
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 14,285 6,740 7,545 1,894,995 925,815 969,180
Official languages 13,320 6,305 7,015 1,850,005 908,350 941,655
English 13,315 6,295 7,020 1,342,265 680,010 662,255
French 1,335 570 765 1,631,820 799,640 832,180
Non-official languages 10,140 4,705 5,435 900,345 433,465 466,885
Aboriginal languages 10 10 0 755 340 415
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 330 185 145
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 0 10 265 130 130
Atikamekw 0 0 0 10 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 55 25 30
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 70 40 25
Plains Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 10 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 10 0 0 10
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 120 45 75
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 25 25 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 30 20 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 25 20 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 20 10 10
Ojibway 0 0 0 10 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 10 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 370 120 250
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 335 110 220
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 30
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 45 35 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 35 35 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 10
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 10,135 4,700 5,435 899,645 433,150 466,495
Afro-Asiatic languages 535 300 235 188,110 98,615 89,495
Berber languages 0 0 0 18,525 9,830 8,695
Kabyle 0 10 0 11,195 5,980 5,210
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 7,440 3,905 3,535
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 1,045 510 540
Bilen 0 0 0 35 20 15
Oromo 0 0 0 25 20 10
Somali 0 0 0 975 460 515
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Semitic languages 535 295 235 178,735 93,595 85,140
Amharic 10 0 10 820 405 415
Arabic 395 220 175 162,300 85,065 77,240
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 70 35 40
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 10 10 0
Hebrew 140 80 60 16,165 8,435 7,730
Maltese 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 255 125 130
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 80 55 25
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 435 220 215
Austro-Asiatic languages 30 15 20 30,725 14,715 16,010
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 6,335 3,050 3,285
Vietnamese 30 15 20 24,615 11,780 12,835
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 10
Austronesian languages 185 75 110 25,320 9,560 15,760
Bikol 0 0 0 105 45 55
Cebuano 10 0 10 715 260 455
Fijian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 445 160 290
Ilocano 0 0 10 2,270 825 1,440
Malagasy 0 0 0 835 405 435
Malay 70 30 35 715 290 425
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 165 80 85
Pangasinan 0 0 0 50 15 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 115 45 75 22,770 8,440 14,335
Waray-Waray 25 15 10 40 10 30
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 320 150 175
Creole languages 0 10 0 70,350 31,455 38,895
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 2,895 1,370 1,525
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 66,340 29,580 36,765
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 1,485 705 780
Dravidian languages 45 30 15 14,890 7,650 7,240
Kannada 10 0 10 365 180 180
Malayalam 15 10 0 395 225 170
Tamil 25 20 10 13,650 6,960 6,695
Telugu 10 10 0 835 485 345
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 30 15 15
Indo-European languages 2,340 1,155 1,190 490,850 234,270 256,580
Albanian 0 0 0 2,065 1,045 1,025
Armenian 0 0 0 9,210 4,370 4,840
Balto-Slavic languages 340 180 165 53,575 24,605 28,970
Baltic languages 0 0 0 715 330 385
Latvian 0 0 0 240 110 135
Lithuanian 0 0 0 475 225 255
Slavic languages 345 180 165 52,990 24,340 28,645
Belarusan 0 0 0 190 80 110
Bosnian 0 0 0 330 150 180
Bulgarian 10 0 10 4,430 2,115 2,310
Croatian 15 0 10 1,795 855 940
Czech 20 10 10 1,275 575 700
Macedonian 0 0 0 140 55 80
Polish 75 40 35 11,085 4,910 6,170
Russian 205 115 90 30,185 14,095 16,090
Serbian 10 10 0 1,935 890 1,050
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 635 275 360
Slovak 25 10 10 850 395 450
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 0 0 570 270 305
Ukrainian 25 10 15 6,175 2,680 3,495
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 95 45 55
Celtic languages 10 10 0 280 175 105
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 85 55 30
Welsh 0 0 0 45 20 20
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 160 100 55
Germanic languages 505 260 245 34,400 16,995 17,405
Afrikaans 20 20 0 230 165 70
Danish 15 10 0 450 210 240
Dutch 75 40 35 2,350 1,225 1,120
Frisian 0 0 0 0 10 0
German 365 180 185 21,045 10,415 10,630
Icelandic 0 0 0 95 65 30
Norwegian 10 0 0 300 135 165
Swedish 65 30 35 920 410 510
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 250 70 185
Yiddish 0 0 0 9,880 4,910 4,965
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 45 40
Greek 45 30 15 26,310 12,845 13,465
Indo-Iranian languages 780 400 380 64,655 33,330 31,320
Indo-Aryan languages 395 210 180 43,825 22,985 20,840
Bengali 25 10 20 11,090 5,680 5,410
Gujarati 35 25 15 6,565 3,235 3,330
Hindi 210 115 100 11,865 6,415 5,450
Kashmiri 0 10 0 35 30 10
Konkani 0 0 0 115 55 60
Marathi 10 10 0 375 195 180
Nepali 10 0 0 135 75 60
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 40 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 100 55 45 12,800 7,135 5,665
Sindhi 10 0 0 350 160 195
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 10 925 440 485
Urdu 80 40 35 11,255 5,930 5,315
Iranian languages 390 190 200 21,235 10,575 10,660
Kurdish 0 0 0 675 340 335
Pashto 0 0 0 1,140 615 525
Persian (Farsi) 385 190 200 19,650 9,770 9,880
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 450 260 190
Italic (Romance) languages 825 365 460 320,755 150,495 170,260
Catalan 0 0 0 550 330 220
Italian 110 55 55 114,505 54,380 60,120
Portuguese 140 55 85 27,360 13,775 13,585
Romanian 15 10 10 22,115 10,440 11,675
Spanish 615 280 335 176,745 81,465 95,285
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 230 145 85
Japanese 340 145 195 4,275 1,930 2,345
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 190 90 100
Georgian 0 0 0 195 90 95
Korean 1,065 485 575 4,930 2,315 2,620
Mongolic languages 15 10 0 205 110 95
Mongolian 15 10 10 205 105 100
Niger-Congo languages 20 10 10 26,800 13,565 13,240
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 1,350 710 640
Bamanankan 0 0 0 1,305 685 620
Edo 0 0 0 145 60 80
Ewe 0 0 0 730 490 240
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 2,090 1,115 980
Ga 0 0 0 170 100 75
Ganda 0 0 0 30 10 25
Igbo 0 0 0 180 115 60
Lingala 0 0 0 5,470 2,455 3,015
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 1,510 715 790
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 1,420 680 745
Shona 0 0 0 105 55 50
Swahili 10 10 10 2,985 1,500 1,490
Wolof 0 0 0 3,295 1,800 1,495
Yoruba 10 0 0 590 330 260
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 8,970 4,620 4,345
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 205 125 75
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 205 130 75
Sign languages 0 0 10 2,135 890 1,245
American Sign Language 0 0 0 300 125 180
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 1,160 435 730
Sign languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 760 370 390
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,760 2,585 3,180 61,480 28,975 32,505
Chinese languages 5,755 2,580 3,170 61,355 28,905 32,450
Cantonese 980 435 545 20,895 9,735 11,155
Hakka 15 10 10 385 170 210
Mandarin 5,070 2,270 2,795 40,720 18,965 21,755
Min Dong 0 0 0 15 10 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 120 45 70 2,990 1,310 1,675
Wu (Shanghainese) 35 0 30 925 420 505
Chinese, n.o.s. 175 75 100 3,410 1,665 1,745
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 75 35 45
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 0 10 155 95 65
Burmese 10 0 10 70 40 30
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 30 25 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 25 30
Tai-Kadai languages 50 25 35 2,785 1,315 1,475
Lao 20 10 15 2,100 1,035 1,060
Thai 30 15 15 970 400 570
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Turkic languages 45 20 25 8,200 4,105 4,100
Azerbaijani 15 10 10 400 220 175
Turkish 35 15 20 7,400 3,705 3,695
Uyghur 0 0 0 175 85 90
Uzbek 0 0 0 185 80 110
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 175 85 85
Uralic languages 45 25 15 4,905 2,205 2,705
Estonian 0 0 10 105 45 60
Finnish 20 0 10 270 100 170
Hungarian 20 20 0 4,525 2,060 2,470
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,070 590 485
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 14,285 6,740 7,545 1,895,000 925,815 969,185
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 8,895 4,155 4,745 1,648,430 803,195 845,235
Canadian citizens aged under 18 1,925 965 960 322,920 164,560 158,370
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 6,970 3,185 3,785 1,325,505 638,635 686,870
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 5,390 2,590 2,800 246,565 122,620 123,945
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 14,285 6,745 7,540 1,894,995 925,815 969,185
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 4,640 2,215 2,425 1,187,260 582,140 605,120
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 6,890 3,230 3,660 644,680 310,250 334,430
Before 1981 725 340 385 141,755 66,725 75,035
1981 to 1990 285 140 140 74,335 36,560 37,775
1991 to 2000 1,005 460 545 108,760 51,330 57,430
2001 to 2010 3,125 1,490 1,635 181,195 87,585 93,610
2001 to 2005 1,355 660 700 74,840 36,150 38,695
2006 to 2010 1,775 835 940 106,360 51,435 54,920
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 1,755 795 950 138,635 68,055 70,585
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 2,750 1,295 1,455 63,060 33,425 29,630
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 6,890 3,230 3,660 644,685 310,250 334,430
Under 5 years 630 355 270 58,110 28,910 29,200
5 to 14 years 1,540 815 730 97,545 48,375 49,175
15 to 24 years 845 375 470 128,855 58,300 70,560
25 to 44 years 3,155 1,355 1,805 314,350 153,930 160,420
45 years and over 720 335 385 45,815 20,740 25,075
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 6,890 3,230 3,660 644,685 310,250 334,435
Americas 565 250 320 140,935 64,340 76,600
Brazil 20 10 10 3,960 1,865 2,090
Colombia 0 10 0 9,135 4,295 4,835
El Salvador 10 0 10 6,965 3,470 3,500
Guyana 0 0 0 1,825 765 1,060
Haiti 0 0 0 50,160 21,900 28,255
Jamaica 10 10 0 3,555 1,525 2,035
Mexico 45 20 35 9,155 4,205 4,955
Peru 10 0 10 7,400 3,280 4,115
Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 2,895 1,305 1,595
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 395 175 220 12,335 6,325 6,005
Other places of birth in Americas 70 25 40 33,555 15,400 18,160
Europe 700 395 310 172,245 82,670 89,580
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 735 370 365
Croatia 10 0 0 1,075 540 540
France 25 15 10 38,165 20,010 18,155
Germany 45 35 10 4,240 1,780 2,455
Greece 20 15 10 10,320 4,995 5,320
Hungary 10 10 10 2,270 1,025 1,240
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 490 270 220
Italy 15 10 10 39,105 18,405 20,700
Netherlands 25 15 10 915 490 420
Poland 45 25 20 6,930 2,955 3,975
Portugal 0 0 0 9,480 4,385 5,100
Romania 20 10 15 14,250 6,555 7,695
Russian Federation 85 45 35 7,480 3,245 4,235
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 0 10 0 1,040 465 575
Ukraine 25 15 15 5,750 2,490 3,260
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 265 145 120 7,105 3,680 3,420
Other places of birth in Europe 110 45 65 22,890 10,990 11,900
Africa 130 70 60 143,550 74,055 69,495
Algeria 0 10 0 40,140 20,915 19,220
Egypt 75 45 30 12,710 6,535 6,170
Ethiopia 0 0 0 735 370 370
Kenya 0 0 0 425 205 220
Morocco 15 0 10 37,365 19,155 18,205
Nigeria 0 0 0 910 495 415
Somalia 0 0 0 440 205 230
South Africa, Republic of 25 15 15 505 275 230
Other places of birth in Africa 10 0 0 50,335 25,885 24,450
Asia 5,445 2,490 2,955 187,130 88,725 98,400
Afghanistan 0 0 0 1,490 735 755
Bangladesh 20 10 15 6,865 3,440 3,425
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,895 1,295 1,595 30,715 13,440 17,275
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 350 165 185 2,800 1,335 1,460
India 175 95 80 13,340 6,920 6,425
IranCensus data footnote 61 280 130 155 14,160 6,970 7,190
Iraq 0 0 0 1,980 1,035 945
Japan 120 30 90 1,150 300 855
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 680 310 365 2,800 1,265 1,535
Lebanon 20 10 10 20,015 10,680 9,335
Pakistan 50 35 15 6,725 3,550 3,180
Philippines 115 50 65 20,535 7,730 12,805
Sri Lanka 25 15 10 8,315 4,135 4,180
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 0 0 0 10,080 5,050 5,025
Taiwan 410 165 245 1,660 675 985
Viet Nam 15 10 10 17,845 8,295 9,550
Other places of birth in Asia 280 160 115 26,650 13,175 13,470
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 45 25 20 825 460 360
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 1,750 800 955 138,635 68,050 70,585
Americas 165 85 80 29,030 13,815 15,215
Brazil 10 10 10 1,730 870 860
Colombia 0 0 0 3,180 1,535 1,645
Cuba 0 0 0 1,265 650 615
Haiti 0 0 0 11,775 5,370 6,405
Jamaica 0 0 0 125 90 35
Mexico 20 10 10 2,595 1,215 1,380
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 115 65 45 2,510 1,415 1,095
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 10 0 10 1,125 540 585
Other places of birth in Americas 15 10 10 4,720 2,130 2,595
Europe 100 55 40 24,950 12,790 12,155
France 0 10 0 12,465 6,725 5,735
Germany 15 10 0 325 155 175
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 80 60 20
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 2,905 1,325 1,575
Romania 0 0 0 1,695 735 960
Russian Federation 20 10 10 1,445 680 765
Ukraine 15 0 15 1,640 750 895
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 15 10 10 520 345 180
Other places of birth in Europe 35 20 15 3,880 2,015 1,870
Africa 50 30 20 47,375 23,710 23,665
Algeria 0 0 0 13,150 6,440 6,710
Cameroon 0 0 0 4,260 2,085 2,170
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 0 0 1,655 785 875
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 2,795 1,385 1,415
Egypt 40 25 20 3,215 1,720 1,490
Eritrea 0 0 0 45 30 15
Ethiopia 0 0 0 110 60 50
Morocco 0 0 0 9,615 4,790 4,820
Nigeria 0 0 0 400 210 180
Somalia 0 0 0 75 40 40
South Africa, Republic of 0 0 0 105 50 45
Tunisia 0 0 0 3,730 1,885 1,850
Other places of birth in Africa 0 0 0 8,225 4,225 4,000
Asia 1,430 620 810 37,060 17,590 19,470
Afghanistan 0 0 0 255 110 145
Bangladesh 15 10 10 790 415 375
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 995 425 575 7,780 3,565 4,215
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 35 25 10 75 25 55
India 35 15 20 2,395 1,295 1,100
IranCensus data footnote 61 105 55 50 6,745 3,180 3,560
Iraq 0 0 0 380 180 205
Israel 0 0 0 490 275 210
Japan 30 10 15 245 25 215
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 60 20 40 665 260 400
Lebanon 0 0 0 2,285 1,270 1,015
Nepal 10 0 0 40 25 20
Pakistan 10 10 0 1,095 590 505
Philippines 30 10 25 4,825 2,080 2,745
Saudi Arabia 25 15 15 345 170 175
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 685 300 390
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 0 0 0 3,980 2,030 1,950
Taiwan 35 20 20 105 50 50
Turkey 10 10 0 395 205 190
United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 205 90 110
Viet Nam 0 0 0 1,020 400 620
Other places of birth in Asia 40 15 25 2,260 1,050 1,210
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 0 10 0 225 145 80
Australia 0 10 0 115 80 40
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 0 0 10 105 65 40
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 14,285 6,745 7,545 1,894,995 925,810 969,180
First generationCensus data footnote 69 9,920 4,675 5,240 719,985 350,065 369,915
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 2,330 1,085 1,240 404,595 203,185 201,415
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 2,035 980 1,065 770,420 372,570 397,850
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 6,215 2,900 3,310 511,335 247,530 263,805
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 5,450 2,610 2,840 285,275 147,400 137,875
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 1,670 1,085 580 141,270 84,080 57,190
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 3,780 1,525 2,255 144,010 63,325 80,685
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 655 235 415 139,475 55,585 83,890
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 80 45 35 78,760 40,880 37,885
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 35 15 20 7,825 3,670 4,160
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 14,285 6,740 7,545 1,894,995 925,815 969,185
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 220 130 85 13,100 6,090 7,010
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 210 130 85 12,325 5,735 6,595
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 165 90 75 5,905 2,785 3,125
Métis 50 40 10 5,745 2,725 3,025
Inuk (Inuit) 0 0 0 670 225 445
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 0 0 10 300 145 155
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 10 0 0 470 210 260
Non-Aboriginal identity 14,065 6,605 7,455 1,881,900 919,725 962,175
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 14,285 6,740 7,540 1,895,000 925,815 969,185
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 145 85 65 3,380 1,665 1,715
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 14,135 6,655 7,480 1,891,620 924,150 967,470
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 14,285 6,740 7,545 1,894,995 925,815 969,185
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 70 45 25 6,345 2,820 3,525
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 55 35 20 6,060 2,685 3,380
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 55 40 15 4,825 2,160 2,675
Métis single ancestry 0 0 0 905 430 475
Inuit single ancestry 0 0 0 330 95 235
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 15 10 0 285 135 150
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 15 10 0 185 85 95
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 95 45 50
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 165 80 85 39,260 17,620 21,645
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 150 70 85 38,625 17,315 21,310
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 130 60 70 33,525 15,010 18,515
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20 10 10 4,530 2,080 2,445
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 570 225 345
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 10 15 0 635 300 335
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 10 0 485 240 250
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 100 45 60
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 40 20 20
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 14,050 6,610 7,440 1,849,395 905,380 944,015
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 14,285 6,740 7,540 1,894,995 925,815 969,185
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 9,615 4,440 5,175 623,895 305,345 318,545
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 580 305 275 65,665 34,270 31,390
Chinese 5,995 2,715 3,280 63,465 29,420 34,040
Black 50 20 35 180,580 86,145 94,430
Filipino 125 50 75 28,680 11,625 17,060
Latin American 300 135 160 71,375 34,600 36,775
Arab 370 200 170 129,940 68,880 61,060
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 205 85 120 37,325 17,830 19,495
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 375 185 190 18,930 9,395 9,540
Korean 1,155 540 610 5,620 2,650 2,965
Japanese 320 125 190 3,060 1,175 1,885
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 10 10 10 5,545 2,630 2,915
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 135 70 65 13,720 6,720 6,995
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 4,670 2,300 2,365 1,271,105 620,470 650,635
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 14,285 6,740 7,545 1,894,995 925,815 969,185
North American Aboriginal origins 235 130 105 45,600 20,430 25,170
First Nations (North American Indian) 210 115 95 39,225 17,585 21,645
Inuit 0 0 0 1,145 430 715
Métis 45 35 10 6,150 2,850 3,295
Other North American origins 1,210 515 690 591,040 283,995 307,045
Acadian 10 0 10 6,570 3,030 3,540
American 210 95 115 16,130 7,775 8,355
Canadian 1,060 465 600 542,980 259,895 283,085
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 175 75 95
Newfoundlander 0 0 0 235 115 120
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 195 90 100
Ontarian 0 0 0 270 130 140
Québécois 0 0 0 37,925 19,190 18,740
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 0 80 40 40
European origins 4,755 2,290 2,460 876,355 429,400 446,955
British Isles origins 2,965 1,445 1,520 213,610 102,280 111,330
Channel Islander 0 0 0 220 95 125
Cornish 10 0 10 35 15 20
English 1,845 885 955 80,065 39,050 41,020
Irish 1,310 575 735 117,040 54,530 62,510
Manx 0 0 0 110 65 45
Scottish 1,445 690 755 71,115 33,825 37,290
Welsh 180 75 110 5,465 2,595 2,875
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 175 100 75 15,790 7,470 8,320
French origins 525 255 275 372,960 185,485 187,475
Alsatian 0 0 0 295 140 155
Breton 0 0 0 1,990 1,015 980
Corsican 10 0 10 650 380 270
French 525 255 270 371,250 184,600 186,645
Western European origins (except French origins) 1,415 665 745 82,830 39,975 42,860
Austrian 55 30 25 6,820 3,305 3,515
Bavarian 0 0 0 30 20 20
Belgian 65 35 30 14,125 6,890 7,235
Dutch 285 135 150 10,050 4,920 5,135
Flemish 10 10 10 445 230 210
Frisian 0 0 0 0 10 0
German 1,090 505 585 49,385 23,475 25,910
Luxembourger 0 0 0 355 175 185
Swiss 50 25 20 7,685 3,950 3,740
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 85 50 35
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 510 245 265 10,760 5,215 5,545
Danish 60 35 20 2,460 1,090 1,370
Finnish 85 45 40 1,520 685 830
Icelandic 25 10 15 515 270 250
Norwegian 200 100 90 2,860 1,475 1,390
Swedish 165 75 90 3,410 1,605 1,805
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 30 0 25 800 395 405
Eastern European origins 1,130 530 600 145,755 70,100 75,655
Bulgarian 25 10 20 5,500 2,610 2,890
Byelorussian 20 10 10 1,575 770 805
Czech 90 30 65 3,735 1,815 1,920
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 10 0 0 1,105 575 535
Estonian 10 0 10 630 330 300
Hungarian 125 65 70 16,875 8,270 8,605
Latvian 15 10 0 1,230 585 645
Lithuanian 30 15 15 4,225 2,105 2,115
Moldovan 0 0 0 5,110 2,490 2,620
Polish 330 175 155 46,865 22,825 24,035
Romanian 60 25 30 29,635 14,290 15,345
Russian 325 160 160 38,265 18,115 20,155
Slovak 25 15 15 2,405 1,190 1,210
Ukrainian 325 130 195 23,600 11,240 12,355
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 50 20 30 2,545 1,315 1,230
Southern European origins 740 345 390 273,825 134,115 139,710
Albanian 10 10 0 2,295 1,180 1,120
Bosnian 0 0 0 580 280 295
Catalan 0 0 0 470 245 225
Croatian 35 25 15 3,175 1,600 1,570
Cypriot 0 0 0 255 140 115
Greek 105 40 70 35,805 17,910 17,895
Italian 310 175 135 168,110 82,250 85,860
Kosovar 0 0 0 260 140 120
Macedonian 0 0 0 415 220 195
Maltese 15 10 0 605 335 270
Montenegrin 0 0 0 245 140 100
Portuguese 125 50 75 29,890 14,800 15,085
Serbian 10 0 0 2,760 1,265 1,495
Sicilian 0 0 0 550 290 265
Slovenian 25 0 15 1,360 645 710
Spanish 215 85 135 43,300 20,870 22,435
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 10 0 0 1,270 570 700
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 0 0 0 130 85 45
Other European origins 130 70 60 24,805 12,690 12,110
Basque 0 0 10 1,270 705 565
Jewish 110 65 50 19,845 10,105 9,735
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 0 250 155 90
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 0 0 0 195 95 100
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 15 0 10 3,450 1,760 1,685
Caribbean origins 40 15 25 119,515 54,900 64,620
Antiguan 0 0 0 235 125 115
Bahamian 0 0 0 225 120 105
Barbadian 0 0 0 3,765 1,660 2,100
Bermudan 10 0 10 60 20 40
Carib 0 0 0 300 115 180
Cuban 0 0 0 4,820 2,310 2,505
Dominican 10 0 0 6,945 3,160 3,785
Grenadian 0 0 0 1,495 590 900
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 495 225 270
Haitian 0 0 0 82,000 37,695 44,305
Jamaican 0 0 0 9,595 4,440 5,155
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 275 130 140
Martinican 0 0 0 1,025 495 525
Montserratan 0 0 0 140 70 65
Puerto Rican 10 0 0 285 145 145
St. Lucian 0 0 0 530 260 265
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 10 10 0 4,325 1,940 2,385
Vincentian/Grenadinian 10 0 0 3,285 1,345 1,940
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 0 0 0 3,795 1,665 2,125
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 0 0 0 2,945 1,350 1,600
Latin, Central and South American origins 410 180 230 85,035 41,350 43,685
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 15 10 10 3,405 1,635 1,770
Arawak 0 0 0 120 30 95
Argentinian 20 10 10 2,740 1,390 1,350
Belizean 0 0 0 25 10 10
Bolivian 0 0 0 930 440 485
Brazilian 60 35 25 4,350 2,105 2,245
Chilean 50 15 35 6,855 3,460 3,395
Colombian 35 10 25 12,530 5,945 6,580
Costa Rican 0 0 0 595 300 295
Ecuadorian 15 10 0 1,615 715 895
Guatemalan 15 0 10 5,830 3,000 2,830
Guyanese 15 10 10 2,465 1,205 1,255
Hispanic 0 0 0 590 320 265
Honduran 0 0 0 2,815 1,355 1,460
Maya 20 15 10 960 565 400
Mexican 120 45 70 13,835 6,685 7,150
Nicaraguan 0 0 0 1,500 755 750
Panamanian 0 0 0 830 425 410
Paraguayan 0 0 0 190 95 95
Peruvian 10 0 10 10,190 4,805 5,385
Salvadorean 20 10 10 11,535 5,710 5,820
Uruguayan 0 0 0 870 400 470
Venezuelan 25 0 15 4,020 1,830 2,195
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 10 0 0 3,410 1,730 1,680
African origins 225 105 115 224,260 115,410 108,850
Central and West African origins 10 0 10 45,140 23,345 21,795
Akan 0 0 0 395 210 185
Angolan 0 0 0 470 225 245
Ashanti 0 0 0 65 55 0
Beninese 0 0 0 1,885 950 935
Burkinabe 0 0 0 1,245 670 580
Cameroonian 0 0 0 8,790 4,475 4,310
Chadian 0 0 0 655 340 310
Congolese 0 0 0 9,960 4,845 5,115
Edo 0 0 0 95 50 40
Ewe 0 0 0 215 135 85
Gabonese 0 0 0 450 195 255
Gambian 0 0 0 80 45 35
Ghanaian 0 0 0 2,240 1,130 1,115
Guinean 0 0 0 3,080 1,630 1,450
Ibo 0 0 0 135 60 75
Ivorian 0 0 0 4,360 2,195 2,170
Liberian 0 0 0 60 25 35
Malian 0 0 0 1,815 920 900
Malinké 0 0 0 400 210 190
Nigerian 10 0 10 1,815 975 835
Peulh 0 0 0 1,310 660 650
Senegalese 0 0 0 4,070 2,220 1,845
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 80 40 40
Togolese 0 0 0 1,865 980 880
Wolof 0 0 0 355 210 145
Yoruba 0 0 0 285 140 140
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 0 0 0 3,410 1,845 1,565
North African origins 135 75 65 142,110 74,140 67,970
Algerian 15 10 10 40,120 20,825 19,295
Berber 0 0 0 21,550 11,345 10,205
Coptic 0 0 0 375 210 165
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 75 40 30 17,790 9,220 8,570
Libyan 15 10 10 770 410 360
Maure 10 0 10 355 205 150
Moroccan 15 0 10 53,670 27,715 25,955
Sudanese 0 0 0 215 110 105
Tunisian 0 0 0 12,870 6,975 5,890
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 0 0 2,135 1,205 930
Southern and East African origins 65 25 40 13,315 6,550 6,765
Afrikaner 10 0 10 75 65 10
Amhara 0 0 0 25 10 10
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 900 495 405
Burundian 0 0 0 2,015 970 1,045
Djiboutian 0 0 0 220 100 125
Eritrean 0 0 0 335 175 155
Ethiopian 10 0 10 1,130 565 565
Harari 0 0 0 15 10 10
Kenyan 10 10 0 300 135 160
Malagasy 0 0 0 1,490 750 745
Mauritian 0 0 0 1,735 825 910
Oromo 0 0 0 10 10 0
Rwandan 0 10 0 1,995 935 1,055
Seychellois 0 0 0 480 220 255
Somali 0 0 0 1,230 590 635
South African 35 10 25 540 280 265
Tanzanian 15 10 0 140 80 55
Tigrian 0 0 0 60 25 40
Ugandan 0 0 0 115 50 65
Zambian 0 0 0 30 15 15
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 225 120 105
Zulu 0 0 0 50 20 20
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 0 0 0 875 425 455
Other African origins 10 10 10 25,930 12,605 13,325
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 0 0 0 2,125 990 1,135
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 10 10 10 24,195 11,815 12,380
Asian origins 9,380 4,335 5,040 353,565 173,390 180,180
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 870 435 435 137,895 70,990 66,905
Afghan 10 0 10 2,395 1,205 1,185
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 165 90 80 27,100 14,270 12,830
Armenian 35 10 25 13,180 6,420 6,765
Assyrian 0 0 0 185 110 75
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 435 225 215
Georgian 0 0 0 520 245 280
Hazara 0 0 0 10 10 10
Iranian 425 205 215 19,670 9,825 9,845
Iraqi 15 10 10 3,380 1,685 1,690
Israeli 55 30 25 5,195 2,745 2,450
Jordanian 15 0 15 1,075 565 515
Kazakh 0 10 0 445 220 225
Kurd 0 0 10 1,395 755 640
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 55 25 25
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 210 115 95
Lebanese 45 15 30 40,100 21,075 19,025
Palestinian 20 15 10 4,555 2,330 2,225
Pashtun 0 0 0 340 185 155
Saudi Arabian 45 15 30 550 330 220
Syrian 10 0 10 15,765 8,050 7,715
Tajik 0 0 0 110 40 70
Tatar 0 0 0 650 315 340
Turk 30 20 10 9,590 4,620 4,970
Turkmen 15 10 10 25 15 10
Uighur 0 0 0 295 130 155
Uzbek 0 0 0 340 165 180
Yemeni 0 0 0 610 320 285
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 25 10 10 1,765 980 785
South Asian origins 605 330 275 68,825 35,490 33,335
Bangladeshi 20 0 15 6,115 3,155 2,955
Bengali 0 0 0 3,575 1,730 1,840
Bhutanese 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Indian 440 255 185 35,830 18,630 17,190
Goan 0 0 0 160 75 90
Gujarati 0 0 0 340 165 175
Kashmiri 0 10 0 230 140 85
Nepali 10 10 10 180 95 80
Pakistani 80 45 35 9,510 4,880 4,630
Punjabi 35 20 20 2,125 1,235 890
Sinhalese 10 10 10 205 85 125
Sri Lankan 10 10 10 11,255 5,590 5,665
Tamil 0 0 0 2,505 1,320 1,185
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 20 0 15 1,585 875 705
East and Southeast Asian origins 7,905 3,585 4,325 148,715 67,730 80,985
Burmese 10 0 0 175 100 75
Cambodian (Khmer) 0 0 0 7,745 3,775 3,975
Chinese 6,060 2,745 3,315 76,085 35,390 40,690
Filipino 135 60 75 30,545 12,430 18,115
Hmong 0 0 0 35 10 20
Indonesian 25 0 30 790 340 450
Japanese 345 135 215 4,025 1,580 2,445
Karen 10 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,185 555 630 6,035 2,860 3,180
Laotian 0 0 0 2,805 1,445 1,365
Malaysian 30 20 10 425 190 235
Mongolian 35 20 15 510 230 280
Singaporean 0 0 0 90 50 45
Taiwanese 230 100 130 1,365 570 795
Thai 35 15 20 1,105 450 655
Tibetan 0 0 0 40 20 15
Vietnamese 40 20 20 28,155 13,530 14,625
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 15 0 15 225 105 120
Other Asian origins 20 10 10 1,275 675 600
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 20 10 15 1,275 675 595
Oceania origins 60 25 35 1,870 1,005 865
Australian 40 20 20 1,240 705 540
New Zealander 0 0 0 265 130 135
Pacific Islands origins 20 10 10 425 205 220
Fijian 0 0 0 35 15 20
Hawaiian 20 10 10 25 10 20
Maori 0 0 0 50 40 20
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 130 60 70
Samoan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 200 100 105
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 6,095 ... ... 870,375 ... ...
Owner 2,830 ... ... 348,230 ... ...
Renter 3,265 ... ... 522,140 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 6,095 ... ... 870,375 ... ...
Condominium 3,705 ... ... 161,045 ... ...
Not condominium 2,390 ... ... 709,330 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 6,095 ... ... 870,375 ... ...
No bedrooms 130 ... ... 14,110 ... ...
1 bedroom 1,435 ... ... 254,690 ... ...
2 bedrooms 3,015 ... ... 292,930 ... ...
3 bedrooms 910 ... ... 216,835 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 605 ... ... 91,805 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 6,100 ... ... 870,375 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 4,160 ... ... 467,490 ... ...
5 rooms 820 ... ... 163,460 ... ...
6 rooms 425 ... ... 79,935 ... ...
7 rooms 260 ... ... 58,855 ... ...
8 or more rooms 435 ... ... 100,625 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 4.2 ... ... 4.8 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 6,100 ... ... 870,375 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 5,775 ... ... 845,575 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 320 ... ... 24,795 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 6,095 ... ... 870,375 ... ...
Suitable 5,220 ... ... 799,140 ... ...
Not suitable 875 ... ... 71,230 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 6,095 ... ... 870,375 ... ...
1960 or before 390 ... ... 334,260 ... ...
1961 to 1980 380 ... ... 284,020 ... ...
1981 to 1990 400 ... ... 100,065 ... ...
1991 to 2000 1,230 ... ... 55,905 ... ...
2001 to 2005 910 ... ... 28,930 ... ...
2006 to 2010 1,475 ... ... 32,720 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 1,305 ... ... 34,465 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 6,100 ... ... 870,375 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 5,870 ... ... 801,740 ... ...
Major repairs needed 220 ... ... 68,630 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 6,095 ... ... 870,370 ... ...
1 household maintainer 3,930 ... ... 584,240 ... ...
2 household maintainers 1,950 ... ... 266,165 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 215 ... ... 19,970 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 6,095 ... ... 870,375 ... ...
15 to 24 years 1,255 ... ... 39,040 ... ...
25 to 34 years 1,075 ... ... 151,650 ... ...
35 to 44 years 915 ... ... 163,270 ... ...
45 to 54 years 1,400 ... ... 161,100 ... ...
55 to 64 years 570 ... ... 152,865 ... ...
65 to 74 years 415 ... ... 109,830 ... ...
75 to 84 years 295 ... ... 65,970 ... ...
85 years and over 165 ... ... 26,650 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 6,015 ... ... 868,760 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 2,590 ... ... 606,785 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 3,425 ... ... 261,975 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 1,680 ... ... 219,820 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 2,830 ... ... 348,225 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 51.5 ... ... 59.3 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 46.9 ... ... 20.2 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,461 ... ... 1,218 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,871 ... ... 1,366 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 850,251 ... ... 399,785 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 1,251,929 ... ... 462,244 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 3,265 ... ... 522,140 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.2 ... ... 8.7 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 65.6 ... ... 36.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,665 ... ... 778 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,743 ... ... 851 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 11,995 5,595 6,395 1,590,980 770,730 820,255
No certificate, diploma or degree 750 405 350 268,125 127,735 140,390
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 3,185 1,435 1,745 324,455 159,965 164,490
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 8,060 3,765 4,300 998,410 483,035 515,370
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 195 100 95 158,510 88,680 69,830
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 85 35 50 115,485 59,085 56,400
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 110 65 45 43,030 29,595 13,435
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 870 330 540 260,250 119,475 140,775
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 445 150 290 63,120 26,705 36,415
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 6,550 3,175 3,370 516,530 248,170 268,360
Bachelor's degree 3,050 1,300 1,745 301,965 139,970 161,995
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 335 110 230 48,790 22,955 25,830
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 255 145 105 15,170 7,760 7,415
Master's degree 1,830 970 865 125,995 62,965 63,030
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,075 650 420 24,610 14,520 10,085
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 6,985 3,240 3,745 1,067,000 528,725 538,275
No certificate, diploma or degree 110 55 55 112,980 59,375 53,605
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 745 325 415 178,710 93,475 85,230
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 6,135 2,855 3,275 775,310 375,870 399,440
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 130 65 70 119,695 65,705 53,990
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 65 30 35 88,605 44,645 43,960
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 75 40 35 31,095 21,060 10,030
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 630 225 405 177,940 84,760 93,180
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 350 115 230 47,550 20,660 26,885
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 5,020 2,445 2,575 430,130 204,745 225,380
Bachelor's degree 2,030 845 1,185 248,180 115,200 132,985
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 240 85 160 40,235 18,395 21,840
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 200 100 100 11,910 5,425 6,485
Master's degree 1,610 855 755 109,920 54,580 55,340
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 935 560 380 19,885 11,150 8,725
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 11,995 5,595 6,390 1,590,985 770,730 820,255
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 3,930 1,835 2,095 592,575 287,695 304,880
Education 515 105 410 53,045 11,820 41,225
13. Education 515 105 405 53,045 11,820 41,225
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 425 140 285 65,705 31,355 34,350
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 45 25 20 8,345 6,205 2,140
50. Visual and performing arts 380 115 270 57,365 25,145 32,220
Humanities 645 220 430 77,355 30,055 47,300
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 130 40 90 15,000 3,490 11,510
23. English language and literature/letters 205 50 150 8,220 2,515 5,700
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 105 20 85 27,880 11,405 16,475
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 10 0 10 285 105 185
38. Philosophy and religious studies 50 25 20 4,830 2,990 1,840
39. Theology and religious vocations 70 40 30 2,430 1,705 725
54. History 75 50 20 7,040 3,975 3,060
55. French language and literature/letters 15 0 15 11,675 3,875 7,805
Social and behavioural sciences and law 1,205 490 720 141,250 52,575 88,675
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 30 15 20 2,010 530 1,480
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 80 25 55 20,935 7,630 13,305
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 105 10 95 17,860 1,995 15,865
22. Legal professions and studies 165 80 85 25,305 10,650 14,655
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 25 0 20 3,105 835 2,275
42. Psychology 185 70 120 18,865 4,905 13,955
45. Social sciences 610 280 325 53,170 26,025 27,145
Business, management and public administration 1,390 625 760 228,555 98,790 129,760
30.16 Accounting and computer science 0 0 0 245 95 145
44. Public administration and social service professions 55 15 40 10,680 2,520 8,165
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 1,330 605 720 217,625 96,175 121,455
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,025 550 475 51,035 27,060 23,975
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 540 245 295 20,305 8,320 11,980
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 130 65 60 9,495 5,530 3,970
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 10 0 0 4,380 2,310 2,065
40. Physical sciences 355 245 110 15,330 10,085 5,240
41. Science technologies/technicians 0 0 0 1,525 805 720
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 480 290 190 52,280 36,525 15,760
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 280 190 95 41,680 31,280 10,405
25. Library science 35 0 30 3,625 755 2,870
27. Mathematics and statistics 160 90 70 6,135 3,855 2,275
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 0 0 0 840 630 205
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 1,195 860 335 161,710 137,995 23,710
04. Architecture and related services 100 55 45 11,440 6,565 4,875
14. Engineering 905 635 270 66,425 52,940 13,490
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 90 80 10 24,465 21,825 2,635
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 25 10 15
46. Construction trades 35 20 0 22,655 21,670 985
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 45 45 0 23,180 22,285 890
48. Precision production 20 15 0 13,525 12,700 820
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 170 90 85 9,600 5,025 4,570
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 55 20 35 6,105 3,180 2,920
03. Natural resources and conservation 115 65 50 3,500 1,845 1,650
Health and related fields 945 355 590 113,455 28,650 84,800
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 75 55 25 6,710 3,425 3,285
51. Health professions and related programs 775 255 520 101,665 22,475 79,185
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 95 55 45 5,085 2,755 2,335
Personal, protective and transportation services 55 25 30 44,270 23,130 21,140
12. Personal and culinary services 35 15 25 28,675 10,020 18,660
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 0 0 55 50 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 0 0 0 170 170 0
43. Security and protective services 0 0 0 7,455 5,825 1,630
49. Transportation and materials moving 10 0 10 7,905 7,060 845
Other 0 10 0 145 55 90
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 145 55 90
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 6,985 3,240 3,750 1,067,000 528,725 538,280
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 850 385 470 291,685 152,855 138,830
Education 330 85 245 37,035 8,115 28,920
13. Education 330 80 250 37,030 8,110 28,920
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 345 115 230 52,420 25,525 26,900
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 35 20 10 6,460 4,740 1,720
50. Visual and performing arts 310 95 215 45,955 20,785 25,175
Humanities 460 175 290 53,455 20,955 32,500
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 95 25 65 11,875 2,820 9,050
23. English language and literature/letters 130 25 100 6,265 1,920 4,340
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 70 15 60 16,240 7,070 9,170
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 10 0 10 190 70 120
38. Philosophy and religious studies 45 20 20 3,530 2,200 1,330
39. Theology and religious vocations 60 40 20 1,565 1,100 460
54. History 50 40 15 5,260 3,050 2,210
55. French language and literature/letters 10 0 10 8,535 2,715 5,820
Social and behavioural sciences and law 895 370 525 110,575 40,835 69,740
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 35 10 20 1,665 445 1,220
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 75 20 50 17,580 6,520 11,055
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 80 10 65 14,035 1,380 12,655
22. Legal professions and studies 120 50 65 20,640 8,225 12,415
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 15 10 15 2,215 615 1,600
42. Psychology 100 55 55 14,185 3,610 10,570
45. Social sciences 470 220 250 40,250 20,035 20,210
Business, management and public administration 1,095 485 615 184,055 79,015 105,045
30.16 Accounting and computer science 0 0 0 205 90 120
44. Public administration and social service professions 45 20 25 8,555 2,030 6,525
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 1,055 465 590 175,300 76,900 98,400
Physical and life sciences and technologies 760 380 380 34,915 17,965 16,955
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 420 180 240 16,520 6,645 9,875
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 75 30 45 4,635 2,710 1,925
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 0 0 0 1,090 615 475
40. Physical sciences 260 170 95 11,490 7,355 4,135
41. Science technologies/technicians 0 0 0 1,180 635 550
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 385 230 155 45,775 32,340 13,435
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 245 160 90 37,730 28,385 9,345
25. Library science 20 10 10 2,765 645 2,120
27. Mathematics and statistics 110 60 50 4,625 2,845 1,780
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 0 0 0 655 460 195
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 965 675 290 127,855 107,035 20,820
04. Architecture and related services 55 30 30 9,630 5,365 4,260
14. Engineering 775 530 240 56,565 44,315 12,255
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 60 55 0 18,385 16,350 2,040
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 25 10 20
46. Construction trades 25 15 10 16,340 15,500 845
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 35 35 0 17,245 16,530 715
48. Precision production 10 0 10 9,655 8,970 685
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 120 60 65 8,060 4,150 3,910
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 50 20 30 5,045 2,570 2,475
03. Natural resources and conservation 75 40 35 3,020 1,585 1,430
Health and related fields 720 265 455 86,710 21,765 64,945
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 60 40 25 5,535 2,815 2,715
51. Health professions and related programs 585 185 395 77,255 17,060 60,195
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 75 40 35 3,920 1,885 2,035
Personal, protective and transportation services 40 20 20 34,345 18,150 16,195
12. Personal and culinary services 35 20 15 21,990 7,735 14,255
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 0 0 35 25 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 0 0 0 120 120 0
43. Security and protective services 10 0 0 5,770 4,515 1,255
49. Transportation and materials moving 10 0 10 6,435 5,765 670
Other 0 0 0 120 35 90
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 0 0 0 125 35 90
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 11,995 5,600 6,395 1,590,985 770,730 820,255
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 3,930 1,835 2,090 592,575 287,690 304,880
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 8,065 3,765 4,300 998,410 483,035 515,370
Location of study inside Canada 3,945 1,855 2,085 766,825 365,725 401,100
Same as province or territory of residence 2,885 1,370 1,520 730,595 346,900 383,695
Different than province or territory of residence 1,055 490 570 36,225 18,820 17,410
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 4,120 1,905 2,215 231,585 117,315 114,270
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 675 385 290 16,020 9,365 6,655
Philippines 60 35 30 10,640 3,035 7,605
India 80 35 50 5,395 2,935 2,465
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 275 165 110 7,135 4,090 3,045
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,400 605 795 12,015 5,430 6,585
France 45 25 15 39,955 22,250 17,705
Other 1,580 660 925 140,420 70,205 70,215
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 6,985 3,240 3,745 1,067,000 528,720 538,280
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 850 380 475 291,685 152,855 138,835
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 6,130 2,860 3,275 775,310 375,870 399,440
Location of study inside Canada 2,520 1,235 1,290 584,410 280,785 303,620
Same as province or territory of residence 1,785 870 920 556,135 266,180 289,960
Different than province or territory of residence 735 365 370 28,270 14,605 13,660
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 3,610 1,625 1,985 190,905 95,085 95,825
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 535 295 235 11,570 6,575 4,990
Philippines 40 25 20 9,045 2,505 6,540
India 80 30 45 3,905 1,980 1,925
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 175 105 75 4,800 2,760 2,045
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,325 570 750 10,835 4,830 6,005
France 25 20 10 34,215 18,870 15,340
Other 1,430 585 845 116,535 57,560 58,975
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 11,995 5,600 6,395 1,590,980 770,730 820,255
In the labour force 5,970 3,140 2,825 1,019,360 529,940 489,425
Employed 5,320 2,830 2,485 927,720 480,600 447,115
Unemployed 650 305 345 91,645 49,335 42,310
Not in the labour force 6,025 2,460 3,570 571,625 240,795 330,835
Participation rate 49.8 56.1 44.2 64.1 68.8 59.7
Employment rate 44.4 50.5 38.9 58.3 62.4 54.5
Unemployment rate 10.9 9.7 12.2 9.0 9.3 8.6
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 11,990 5,600 6,395 1,590,985 770,730 820,255
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 5,525 2,225 3,295 553,110 233,515 319,595
Worked 6,470 3,375 3,095 1,037,875 537,220 500,660
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 2,150 1,310 840 466,195 258,815 207,380
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 4,325 2,070 2,255 571,675 278,400 293,270
Average weeks worked in reference year 36.8 38.1 35.3 41.7 42.1 41.2
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 5,965 3,140 2,825 1,019,360 529,935 489,420
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 275 130 145 37,225 18,855 18,375
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 5,690 3,005 2,685 982,135 511,085 471,050
Employee 4,910 2,580 2,335 861,390 435,915 425,475
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 780 430 350 120,740 75,170 45,575
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 5,965 3,140 2,825 1,019,360 529,935 489,425
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 275 130 145 37,230 18,855 18,375
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 5,690 3,005 2,680 982,135 511,080 471,050
0 Management occupations 690 440 255 102,460 62,870 39,590
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 795 325 480 174,400 64,685 109,715
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 700 510 190 86,460 67,345 19,110
3 Health occupations 280 120 160 66,460 17,440 49,020
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 1,730 915 810 128,005 41,290 86,720
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 275 135 140 56,345 28,500 27,845
6 Sales and service occupations 990 375 620 244,935 124,900 120,040
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 140 135 10 78,995 74,080 4,915
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 55 40 15 4,615 3,825 790
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 35 20 15 39,460 26,150 13,310
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 5,970 3,140 2,825 1,019,360 529,935 489,425
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 280 135 145 37,230 18,855 18,380
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 5,690 3,005 2,680 982,130 511,085 471,050
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 60 40 20 2,495 1,570 930
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 25 20 10 1,065 790 280
22 Utilities 10 10 0 4,680 2,860 1,825
23 Construction 130 100 25 31,500 27,345 4,155
31-33 Manufacturing 145 95 55 87,555 59,285 28,265
41 Wholesale trade 170 90 75 44,740 27,130 17,610
44-45 Retail trade 530 230 305 107,155 52,620 54,535
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 100 55 45 44,395 33,130 11,265
51 Information and cultural industries 185 135 50 43,110 25,720 17,390
52 Finance and insurance 300 175 125 49,540 24,125 25,415
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 255 135 115 20,385 12,020 8,365
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 790 475 315 107,075 62,855 44,220
55 Management of companies and enterprises 35 25 20 1,525 630 900
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 100 60 35 52,300 31,480 20,815
61 Educational services 1,840 960 880 85,270 31,335 53,935
62 Health care and social assistance 320 100 220 118,530 28,480 90,055
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 110 50 60 26,285 13,675 12,605
72 Accommodation and food services 355 150 205 72,915 38,965 33,950
81 Other services (except public administration) 110 30 80 44,295 18,450 25,840
91 Public administration 110 65 45 37,320 18,620 18,700
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 5,315 2,830 2,480 927,715 480,605 447,115
Worked at home 760 380 380 65,840 34,655 31,185
Worked outside Canada 290 225 65 4,345 3,000 1,345
No fixed workplace address 415 260 150 74,690 51,335 23,355
Worked at usual place 3,845 1,965 1,885 782,840 391,615 391,225
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 3,850 1,960 1,885 782,845 391,615 391,230
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 1,670 885 785 575,810 278,865 296,940
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 2,065 995 1,070 134,040 69,050 64,995
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 50 40 15 69,715 41,695 28,020
Commute to a different province or territory 60 45 15 3,275 2,005 1,265
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 4,260 2,230 2,035 857,530 442,945 414,580
Car, truck, van - as a driver 1,530 855 675 427,530 250,230 177,305
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 110 40 65 26,400 8,575 17,820
Public transit 1,000 430 575 295,860 128,960 166,895
Walked 1,200 625 575 69,410 31,975 37,440
Bicycle 365 235 135 30,645 18,895 11,745
Other method 55 40 20 7,695 4,310 3,380
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 4,260 2,225 2,035 857,530 442,945 414,580
Less than 15 minutes 1,115 635 475 130,495 64,645 65,850
15 to 29 minutes 1,345 680 655 287,415 153,305 134,115
30 to 44 minutes 1,055 515 540 244,380 130,560 113,820
45 to 59 minutes 455 250 210 107,170 52,160 55,010
60 minutes and over 300 135 160 88,065 42,275 45,790
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 4,260 2,225 2,035 857,530 442,945 414,585
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 90 50 40 43,455 30,780 12,675
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 225 130 100 120,205 69,870 50,335
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 800 445 360 237,660 111,655 126,000
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 1,550 860 690 209,795 98,520 111,275
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 1,110 525 585 119,630 58,555 61,070
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 480 215 270 126,790 73,560 53,225
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 6,915 3,600 3,315 1,074,970 555,425 519,540
Single responses 6,685 3,510 3,170 914,950 471,330 443,615
Official languages 5,920 3,055 2,865 901,375 464,545 436,830
English 5,905 3,045 2,860 292,300 156,175 136,130
French 20 10 0 609,070 308,365 300,705
Non-official languages 765 455 310 13,575 6,790 6,790
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 50 15 40
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 25 10 15
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 25 10 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 15 10 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 25 0 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 25 0 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 760 455 305 13,530 6,780 6,755
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 10 0 1,140 690 450
Berber languages 0 0 0 20 0 15
Kabyle 0 0 0 20 0 20
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 0 0 0 1,120 690 430
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 0 0 0 1,000 625 375
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 120 65 60
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 1,305 650 660
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 175 75 105
Vietnamese 0 0 0 1,130 575 560
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 10 0 125 60 60
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 105 45 60
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 185 60 125
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 10 10 10
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 180 60 120
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 120 65 60
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 120 70 55
Telugu 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Indo-European languages 45 30 20 5,980 2,910 3,065
Albanian 0 0 0 15 15 0
Armenian 0 0 0 110 60 45
Balto-Slavic languages 0 0 0 885 400 485
Baltic languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Latvian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 0 0 0 870 390 480
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 25 10 20
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 10 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 145 60 85
Russian 0 0 0 565 270 290
Serbian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 105 35 70
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 25 10 10 755 300 455
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dutch 0 10 0 15 0 15
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 15 0 0 175 65 110
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 10 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 545 230 320
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 310 160 150
Indo-Iranian languages 10 0 0 925 545 380
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 0 435 275 165
Bengali 0 0 0 85 65 20
Gujarati 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hindi 0 0 0 30 20 10
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 255 150 100
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 60 35 25
Iranian languages 0 0 0 485 270 215
Kurdish 0 0 0 10 0 10
Pashto 0 0 0 10 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 475 270 200
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 25 15 10 2,985 1,440 1,550
Catalan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Italian 0 0 0 455 255 200
Portuguese 10 10 0 375 220 160
Romanian 0 0 0 230 105 120
Spanish 10 10 10 1,915 860 1,050
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 35 10 20 180 70 110
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Korean 90 45 45 275 140 135
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 0 0 0 65 25 35
American Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 30 0 30
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 35 25 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 585 365 220 4,000 2,045 1,950
Chinese languages 585 365 220 4,000 2,050 1,950
Cantonese 60 30 30 1,615 785 835
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 515 330 185 2,155 1,160 1,000
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 50 25 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 15 10 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 10 0 0 160 75 85
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 25 15 15
Lao 0 0 0 10 10 0
Thai 0 0 0 15 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 75 35 40
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 0 0 80 35 40
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 30 0 25
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 30 0 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
Multiple responses 230 85 140 160,020 84,100 75,925
English and French 35 0 30 144,525 76,125 68,400
English and non-official language 190 80 110 4,385 2,475 1,905
French and non-official language 0 0 0 3,725 1,770 1,960
English, French and non-official language 10 10 0 7,385 3,720 3,660
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 6,910 3,600 3,315 1,074,970 555,425 519,540
None 5,815 3,030 2,790 585,490 298,310 287,175
English 340 180 165 289,290 152,320 136,975
French 70 30 40 159,505 83,705 75,800
Non-official language 640 350 290 27,455 14,470 12,985
Aboriginal 10 0 0 120 55 70
Non-Aboriginal 635 345 290 27,335 14,410 12,920
English and French 0 0 0 1,145 535 610
English and non-official language 20 10 0 7,690 3,670 4,020
French and non-official language 25 0 20 4,370 2,405 1,965
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 30 20 10
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 14,150 6,685 7,470 1,872,860 914,480 958,380
Non-movers 10,105 4,790 5,315 1,596,465 775,885 820,580
Movers 4,050 1,895 2,155 276,395 138,595 137,800
Non-migrants 1,830 885 950 192,940 96,765 96,170
Migrants 2,220 1,010 1,215 83,455 41,825 41,630
Internal migrants 935 405 535 43,805 21,870 21,935
Intraprovincial migrants 535 210 320 35,005 17,190 17,815
Interprovincial migrants 400 190 210 8,800 4,680 4,120
External migrants 1,285 605 680 39,650 19,960 19,695
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 13,535 6,360 7,175 1,785,390 869,675 915,715
Non-movers 4,200 2,005 2,200 1,013,590 485,800 527,790
Movers 9,335 4,360 4,975 771,800 383,875 387,925
Non-migrants 2,960 1,370 1,590 487,230 242,160 245,075
Migrants 6,370 2,990 3,385 284,570 141,715 142,850
Internal migrants 1,945 930 1,015 126,750 62,015 64,740
Intraprovincial migrants 1,130 535 595 105,505 51,380 54,120
Interprovincial migrants 815 395 420 21,250 10,630 10,615
External migrants 4,430 2,060 2,370 157,815 79,705 78,115

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Greater Vancouver A, RDA [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Montréal, [Census division], Quebec (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 3, 2024).

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